Chapter 1162:

“Spill it. What did you talk about?” Ellis pressed.

Freya felt trapped, like a deer in headlights. Her mind raced for an answer.

“Nothing much.”

“Really?”

“Just small stuff,” she said, holding her ground.

Ellis’s thoughts spun, landing on a bold guess. “Are you planning to propose to me on the 12th?”

Alan’s “urgent” matter, the timing, no birthdays nearby, and Alan being single—it all pointed to Freya.

Her heart raced. Staring at her plate, Freya tried to hide her nerves, but Ellis caught her brief pause.

and curiosity.

you’d say that,” Freya said, faking a sigh, her

He thought

tough,” she said, easing the tension. “You won’t shop for rings with me or

studied her, searching for a crack in

her face earnest, selling

you been so cagey?”

was proposing and getting your hopes up for nothing,” she said, her voice soft and

his instincts. Her reaction felt real, even if his logic

been helping Alan with his proposal,” Freya added, weaving truth and lies. “I went with him abroad to pick out custom

a girlfriend?” Ellis

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Ellis sharpening her bluff. “He had a secret relationship that ended badly. He’s been single, waiting for her all

blind dates?” Ellis

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